Secretary Su Wants to Resign [Love Grows with Time]

[Arrogant, Sharp-Tongued CEO] X [Capable, Efficient Secretary]

Love grows over time, and an arrogant CEO's long road to winning his wife's heart. SC

Blurb:

To outsiders, Su Shangfei is Mu Ruye's poker-faced, efficient star secretary. She's online twenty-four hours a day, always clear-headed and rational, with the emotional stability of an AI robot.

They say Secretary Su and President Mu met when they were both starting out. Over the past six years, she has stood by him as he fought his way up from a department manager to Executive President of Greater China, and her own position has risen right along with his.

Mu Ruye has always been aloof, but he has publicly said more than once, "Su Shangfei is my most capable right-hand woman and the partner I trust most."

"When the board is re-elected next year, I'll become the new chairman and get you a seat on the board."

Reeking of alcohol after a business dinner, Mu Ruye rambled on to Su Shangfei as usual, full of hopes for their future together.

But this time, his heartfelt confession wasn't met with her usual quiet agreement. The next day, he found a coldly worded resignation letter on his spacious desk.

"I'll give you paid leave, raise your salary, and double this year's bonus. The car I got you is due for an upgrade, so you can have the new one I just bought."

"Thank you for the offer, but I've made up my mind. I'll officially leave in a month."

"Without me, it'll be hard for you to reach a higher position. You're my trusted confidante, and everyone in the industry knows it. What company would truly welcome you? Shangfei, calm down. I'm your best option."

Only after Su Shangfei handed in her resignation did Mu Ruye suddenly realize that she had witnessed every success and step forward since he entered the workplace. The future he had planned was filled with her, and she had long since come to occupy an irreplaceable place in his life.

He would never let Secretary Su go.

With nowhere left to run, Su Shangfei couldn't help but ask the question that cut to the heart of it:

"What exactly do you want?"

"I want you to stay by my side forever."

"You're just used to having me around, but you can break a habit."

"No. This isn't a habit. It's a powerful love I never realized I had."

Note:

1. The male lead is a little slow on the uptake and realizes his feelings for love belatedly.

2. Neither lead is perfect. They both have their own character flaws.

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[Career-Focused Ballerina] x [Love-Struck, Icy CEO]

Both are each other's first and only love. Second chance romance, and a good horse loves to return to familiar pastures.

After graduating from high school, Jin Shuran moved to the capital alone to attend university. Her uncle arranged for her to stay with the Meng family.

During her four years at university, Jin Shuran secretly dated Meng Yanzhi, the Meng family's eldest grandson, for three years. They kissed recklessly in hidden corners of the house and danced freely in the glow of the sunset by the sea.

In moments of passion, Meng Yanzhi pleaded with her countless times: "Shuran, can we make our relationship public? I want to hold your hand in front of my parents without hiding it."

But each time, Jin Shuran brushed him off with one excuse or another.

Just before graduation, Meng Yanzhi prepared a lavish proposal, but not only did the bride-to-be fail to show up, she also broke up with him without warning.

At twenty-two, Jin Shuran decisively moved out of the Meng home and went abroad. She became the prima ballerina of a renowned international dance company, made a spectacular debut to widespread acclaim, and embarked on a tour across several countries, emerging as a rising star in the world of ballet.

At twenty-nine, Jin Shuran fractured her left leg in a car accident. Old injuries that had built up over the years in her ankle and knee flared up, making it impossible for her to perform onstage again.

The career she had pursued all her life was taken from her in an instant. A newcomer replaced her as prima ballerina, and she was removed from the tour entirely. These setbacks left Jin Shuran in agony. She began binge-eating and drinking, getting blackout drunk for the first time in an attempt to escape her pain.

In a dimly lit bar, Jin Shuran leaned against the counter, nearly falling off her barstool several times because she was drunk.

That night, the weary bird whose wings had been clipped after seven years in flight was taken back to her familiar love nest once again.

Holding the engagement ring she'd happened to find in the bedside table, Jin Shuran asked softly, "Does this ring still mean something?"

Meng Yanzhi's face was cold, his voice trembling. "Jin Shuran, what makes you think I'd foolishly wait for you my whole life?"

Meng Yanzhi and Jin Shuran's wedding was lavish and extravagant. Watching the two of them act so intimately, the Meng family sighed with relief. "We thought Yanzhi would end up alone forever. Who would've thought that after all their twists and turns, he'd still choose Shuran?"

With her lover's devoted care, Jin Shuran made remarkable progress in rehabilitation. When she was able to return to the stage, she warmly invited her husband to watch her perform.

Jin Shuran leaned against Meng Yanzhi and tugged at his tie coquettishly. "You'll come, right?"

Meng Yanzhi kept a straight face and his eyes on his documents, his tone mild. "We'll see."

That evening, Meng Yanzhi appeared in the front row right on time, carrying a bouquet of Jin Shuran's favorite lilies. Just as he had at every performance of hers over the past seven years, he sat below the stage, watching attentively. He had never missed one.

Theme: Who says a habit can't come from love?